rubbish

Rating: 3/10 (30 October 2013)

No amount of money can disguise the fact that Pacific Rim is a z-grade filler. It is utterly vapid, without a single idea in its head.
The plot is full of holes, underwritten and ripping off several recent science fiction movies.
The cast is variable. Idris Elba tries to smooth out the clichés, but one gets the sense that he is aware he is starring in a stinker.
Charlie Hunnam simply doesn't have the charisma or the talent to be a lead in a movie of this scale. Burn Gorman is a dreadful British stereotype.
The CGI effects are surprisingly good. There is some entertainment to be had from the visions of a giant robot fighting monsters but the entertainment value fades as the fight scenes seem repetitive.